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I haven't been in there in ages...is the draught still cheap.

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Must be, I bought a strange mixed round including pickles and the total was negligible. Odd lunch, we'd aimed to go to Friends in Our Kitchen but there was no room so we went for pickles instead.

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not sure yet, want to be in a neighbourhood where the kids can play out safely and get to local parks etc, whether this means a new estate i'm not sure, but just looking forward to getting there and getting on with it all! Thanks for all the advise, has been very helpful!

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I don't know what your budget is, nor what houses in Guelph cost, but there's a perfectly lovely older neighbourhood with parks and public tennis courts within staggering distance of the Woolwich. St George's Park is one of the parks.

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ohhh, now my hubby would definately be agreeable to that! I will have a look into that area, it seems though i may be totally wrong but house prices don't seem to be too high in comparison to other areas i've looked at.
Its like having a mini encyclopedia with the wealth of info people can offer on here, it makes the whole research process a lot easier! TA!

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Does this page help.

http://www.homelifeguelph.com/proper...46/-1/-1/0/Any

If I had to live in southern Ontario again, it would be either Guelph or Waterloo for me. Good luck

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Hepburn Avenue is a street in the middle of the bit I'm thinking of. I expect mapquest can find that.

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We live in Milton.

It's definitely a bedroom community...there isn't really much here apart from houses.

We have a huge Walmart, a Superstore, and that's pretty much it in terms of shopping. We do all of our shopping in Mississauga.

Personally speaking, the longer I live in Milton the more the major advantages/disadvantages I see.

We're in the "new" area - every street looks identical, every house is cookie-cutter. We bought a semi, because we couldn't afford a detached when we first moved over and jobs weren't solid, but even that was over $300,000, which is ridiculous when you compare it to other areas. We have a postage-stamp sized garden, and have had to become pretty close to our neighbours, because the houses are all on top of each other. We were in a similar living environment in England, but the house in England was significantly more solid (about the same age as the one we're in here).

Milton's location is good - we can get to the airport in 30 minutes and Toronto in 40 if there isn't a ton of traffic. We both now work in Cambridge, and it's 35 minutes door to door. There are a ton of conservation areas around, which we enjoy going to, and the school up the road is supposed to be one of the top schools in Canada (we don't have kids, so can't comment on that).

My general feelings about Milton...we don't love it or hate it. It's just kind of "eh"...

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I know that moving is a big hassle in life but have you considered Cambridge. The 'Galt' part is quite nice especially west of the river. The downtown is somewhat alive.

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Yes, we know. The house prices in Milton have just dropped down to just below what we paid 2 years ago, so we're going to ride the market out for a little while yet. We're not in any great rush to move, we go to TO a lot for concerts etc., and do like the proximity, even if the town is a little blah.

Funnily enough, it takes us the same amount of time to get to work in Cambridge than it does for people who live IN Cambridge to get to the office :)

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Drove along Hepburn last night. Two rather grubby small kids playing beside the road, ball hockey game in progress on the road, bald man walking dog with the superior air of a professor of divinity. Property ranging from literal mansion to terraced houses in disrepair. Short walk over the river bridge to ice hockey arena, theatre, music and ballet lessons, pubs and restaurants. I've sold meself.

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hi,

it's very exciting to read how your plans are unfolding. i'm a reporter at the toronto star,

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Please direct all media requests through the "media request" area.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=74

Thanks

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We can tell that from your punctuation.

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But, so long as we have you here, stop phoning my bloody cell phone. I don't want your illiterate rag, I don't support affirmitive action for immigrants to the extent of employing columnists who don't speak English and I don't want to pay for your relentless sales pitches. Respect the Don't Call list, why doncha?